The Trauma Hierarchy: Breaking free from institutional control and reclaiming your sovereignty

01/07/2026 / By Belle Carter

“The Trauma Hierarchy” reveals how centralized systems—healthcare, finance and governance—deliberately foster dependency, erode autonomy and trap individuals in cycles of fear and compliance. Historical examples like the Flexner Report (funded by Rockefeller/Carnegie) dismantled holistic medicine to prioritize Big Pharma, while modern mandates and overmedication reinforce institutional reliance.
The book wants people to reject the “one-size-fits-all” medical model and build a home apothecary (turmeric, ashwagandha, elderberry). It also advises seeking holistic practitioners who address root causes rather than masking symptoms with pharmaceuticals.
According to the book, one can escape fiat currency inflation through sound money (gold, silver, Bitcoin) and local barter networks. It also tells readers to detox from fear-based media and cultivate critical thinking by questioning sources and conflicts of interest.
Studies confirm forest bathing, sunlight and gardening outperform pharmaceuticals in reducing stress—yet are suppressed because they can’t be patented. Traditional healing systems (Ayurveda, Indigenous medicine) honor mind-body-environment interdependence, unlike corporate-controlled healthcare.
Self-education (question everything) and parallel systems (mutual aid, community gardens) break dependency. Emotional sovereignty—healing trauma—restores personal agency against institutions that profit from fear and sickness.

In a world where institutional trust is crumbling—where doctors dismiss symptoms, governments gaslight citizens and corporations profit from our dependence—”The Trauma Hierarchy” arrives as a revolutionary manifesto for reclaiming personal sovereignty. Written with the urgency of an investigative exposé and the wisdom of a seasoned healer, this book dismantles the illusion that centralized systems exist to protect us. Instead, it reveals how modern healthcare, finance and governance are designed to perpetuate dependency, erode autonomy and trap individuals in cycles of fear and compliance.

The book opens with a jarring but relatable scenario: a rushed doctor’s visit where symptoms are ignored in favor of prescriptions, leaving patients feeling powerless and unheard. This, the author argues, is a microcosm of “The Trauma Hierarchy”—a systemic framework where institutions (Big Pharma, the Food and Drug Administration, central banks) act as gatekeepers, convincing us that we cannot trust our own bodies, judgment or communities. The message is clear: “Comply or be excluded.”

Historical context deepens the indictment. The Flexner Report, funded by Rockefeller and Carnegie interests, systematically dismantled holistic medicine in the early 20th century, prioritizing pharmaceuticals over natural remedies. Fast-forward to today: vaccine mandates, psychiatric overmedication and hospitals billing for unnecessary procedures all reinforce the same narrative—”You need us to survive.”

Breaking the chains of dependency

What sets the book apart is its actionable roadmap for liberation. The author doesn’t just critique—they provide tools:

Decentralize Your Health

Reject the “one-size-fits-all” medical model.
Build a home apothecary with herbs like turmeric (an anti-inflammatory), ashwagandha (for stress relief) and elderberry (for immune support).
Seek holistic practitioners who prioritize root-cause healing over symptom management.

Financial Sovereignty

Escape fiat currency’s inflation trap with sound money (gold, silver, Bitcoin).
Join barter networks and local trade systems to bypass predatory banking.

Reclaim Your Mind

Detox from fear-based media narratives.
Cultivate critical thinking by questioning sources, identifying conflicts of interest and testing claims firsthand.

The power of community and nature

The book’s most stirring sections focus on reconnection—with our bodies, our communities and the natural world. Studies show that forest bathing lowers cortisol levels, sunlight regulates circadian rhythms and gardening reduces stress more effectively than pharmaceuticals. Yet these solutions are sidelined because they’re unpatentable and threaten institutional profits.

The author also highlights the spiritual cost of disconnection: When we outsource healing to corporations, we surrender not just health but meaning. Traditional cultures understood this—Ayurveda, Indigenous medicine and permaculture all honor the interdependence of mind, body and environment.

“The Trauma Hierarchy” doesn’t shy from hard truths. It confronts medical gaslighting (women told their pain is “just anxiety”), financial exploitation (banks eroding savings via inflation) and psychological manipulation (fear-driven compliance tactics). But it’s ultimately hopeful, offering a vision of resilience through:

Self-education (question everything).
Parallel systems (community gardens, mutual aid networks).
Emotional sovereignty (healing trauma to reclaim agency).

This book is a battle cry for anyone tired of being a cog in a machine that profits from their sickness, fear and disconnection. It’s for the parent questioning vaccine mandates, the chronic illness patient abandoned by doctors and the prepper stocking herbs instead of pills.

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Watch the video below where psychotherapist Leslie Powers discusses overcoming trauma and reforming our broken mental health system to restore self-healing.

This video is from the Health Ranger Report channel on Brighteon.com.